Sheriff`s Office

April 8, 1988

A thief escaped with $600 after breaking into a 1976 Chevy van on Monday. Police said the van was parked in the 2600 block of Military Trail, west of West Palm Beach. The thief pried open a car window.

-- A car stereo worth $1,300 was taken from a car parked in the 12700 block of West Hampton Circle west of West Palm Beach on Monday. The culprit smashed a window on the 1985 Ford.

-- A robber took 264 Florida lottery tickets and $150 from the Super Grocer, in the 2000 block of Kudza Road. Police said the thief threatened the store clerk with a gun.